Today's Liberal News
There Are Two Oregons, and They’re Both on Fire
Will an unprecedented emergency finally heal the state’s factions?
How to Stop CEOs From Laying Off Workers While Earning Fortunes
They need to take automatic pay cuts whenever a recession—or a pandemic—hits.
The Megapopular Airline Where the Customer Is Always Wrong
Ryanair’s CEO has threatened to impose fees for toilet access, overweight passengers, even being able to sit while in flight. Customers kept coming back.
AstraZeneca to resume U.K. coronavirus vaccine trials after safety concern
The company said it couldn’t disclose details about the safety issue that prompted the company to halt its trials.
Trump officials interfered with CDC reports on Covid-19
The politically appointed HHS spokesperson and his team demanded and received the right to review CDC’s scientific reports to health professionals.
NIH director: ‘I’m pretty puzzled and rather disheartened’ by Trump rally
Francis Collins lamented that commonsense mitigation measures had become politicized.
Once again, U.S. at pandemic crossroads
A brief opportunity to bring down the caseload before cold weather sets in may be squandered.
Your Son Is Probably Watching Porn. Here’s How To Talk About It.
This conversation won’t be a one-time thing, so get ready to be okay with discomfort.
Help! My Sister’s Family Ignored Social Distancing and Got COVID-19. Now She’s Crowdfunding Their Bills.
She has asked me not only to donate but to spread the word in my networks.
Bush’s Empty Words on Post-9/11 Tolerance Were Good, Actually
The White House once felt an obligation to stave off vigilante violence against Muslim Americans, not stoke it.
Trump and Pence try a messaging reboot on economic recovery
After months of setbacks amid Covid-19, the White House used Labor Day to focus on worker resilience and tout pre-pandemic conditions.
‘A tale of 2 recessions’: As rich Americans get richer, the bottom half struggles
The trend is on track to exacerbate dramatic wealth and income gaps in the U.S., where divides are already wider than any other nation in the G-7.
Trump’s rebound story meets mounting bankruptcies
It won’t exactly be an October surprise, but it could still be a shock: a wave of business failures hitting during the campaign season.
Trudeau’s plan to revive Canada — and his political future
Canada’s prime minister is building a Covid-19 recovery plan he hopes will “change the future” — and turn the page for his Liberal Party.
Trump tries to dance around a devastating backdrop
Despite unemployment above 10 percent and millions of jobs vaporized, Trump is running on his economic record before the pandemic.
What Went Wrong with AstraZeneca’s Vaccine Trial? CEO Only Shares Details with Investors
As the world races to find a COVID-19 vaccine, one of the most promising vaccine trials has hit a major roadblock. AstraZeneca paused its Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial after a woman in the trial developed severe neurological symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, or inflammation of the spinal cord.
Barbara Smith: The U.S. “Functions with White Supremacy as Its Engine.” Here’s How We Dismantle It
Since the police killing of George Floyd in May sparked a nationwide uprising against police brutality, armed white supremacists have taken to the streets of U.S. cities in response to Black Lives Matter protests. Organizing against systemic racism has been met with apparent attempts by the Trump administration to cover up white supremacist violence.
Costs of War: After 9/11 Attacks, U.S. Wars Displaced at Least 37 Million People Around the World
As the United States marks 19 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, a new report finds at least 37 million people in eight countries have been displaced since the start of the so-called global war on terrorism since 2001. The Costs of War Project at Brown University also found more than 800,000 people have been killed since U.S. forces began fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Yemen, at a cost of $6.4 trillion to U.S. taxpayers.
“Democratic Public Health”: Big Pharma Relies on Developing World While Limiting Access to Treatment
We look at the history of clinical vaccine trials and exploitation of vulnerable people in the U.S. and India, which recently surpassed Brazil as the country with the second most infections worldwide. Kaushik Sunder Rajan, an anthropologist at the University of Chicago, says there is a documented history of “ethical lapses” and lack of accountability in vaccine studies in India.
Nevada Gov. Condemns Trump’s ‘Reckless And Selfish’ Indoor Campaign Rally
Steve Sisolak lambasted the president for endangering lives and acting as though rules don’t apply to him.
Bob Woodward Reveals Why He Concluded Trump Is The ‘Wrong Man For The Job’
In a “60 Minutes” interview, the veteran journalist was asked why he went against his reputation of avoiding personal political judgments.
Sunday Night Owls: Can we seize the moment and create a New Reconstruction?
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
At The Atlantic, Adam Serwer writes—The New Reconstruction. The United States has its best opportunity in 150 years to belatedly fulfill its promise as a multiracial democracy:
[…] In 1955, the images of a mutilated Emmett Till helped spark the civil-rights movement.
RNC Chair Ridiculed For Criticizing Joe Biden’s Coronavirus Response
“Ronna’s right, it’s time to vote President Biden out of office and elect Trump to fix the mess of the last four years,” one critic cracked.
David Neiwert on NPR’s Here & Now: Conspiracy-theory media drives paranoid, bigoted violence
David Neiwert, Daily Kos writer and author of Red Pill, Blue Pill: How to Counteract the Conspiracy Theories That Are Killing Us, recently joined NPR’s Here & Now to discuss the violence at the protests in Portland, Oregon and help contextualize the clashes between far-right militia groups and protesters across the country.
Watch Naomi Osaka flip the script when asked about the message she wants to send with her face masks
Since protests for justice and against police brutality have taken place across the nation (and in many places, continue), we have seen a number of individual athletes and sports teams take a stand. In fact, we’ve seen entire leagues take a stand. One powerhouse who hasn’t gotten nearly enough media coverage is tennis player Naomi Osaka. Osaka won the 2020 U.S. Open on Saturday and earned her third Grand Slam title.
Nuts & Bolts: Inside a Democratic campaign—voter contact under COVID-19
It’s another Sunday, so for those who tune in, welcome to a diary discussing the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up any time: just visit our group or follow the Nuts & Bolts Guide. For years I’ve built this guide around questions that get submitted, hoping to help small candidates field questions.
Watch as North Dakota councilwoman shuts down a room of whining anti-LGBTQ bigots
During the first week of September, Magic City Equality temporarily flew the rainbow flag of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning community beneath the U.S. flag in front of Minot City Hall, in North Dakota. The action was accompanied by Mayor Shaun Sipma signing a proclamation that June would henceforth be considered Pride Month in Minot.
Trump Seems To Endorse Extrajudicial Killing: ‘There Has To Be Retribution’
“That’s the way it has to be,” Trump said after U.S. marshals killed a man suspected in a deadly shooting in Portland, Oregon, last month.
Trump unveils plan to slash drug costs tied to what’s paid abroad
The pharmaceutical industry and many conservative groups vehemently oppose the most favored nations plan.